If any problem involving circular motion, which way does the acceleration vector point ?
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Answer:
The acceleration vector always points towards the centre of the motion. This is referred to as centripetal acceleration. It accounts for the centripetal force that tends to pull the object in circular motion towards the centre of motion.
Consider the diagram below;
it illustrates a body in circular motion along the black circle, with the acceleration vector a shown by the orange arrow pointing towards the centre of motion and the velocity vector v shown by the green arrow pointing tangentially away from the circumference.
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Answer:
0.786 Hz, 1.572 Hz, 2.358 Hz, 3.144 Hz
Explanation:
The fundamental frequency of a standing wave on a string is given by
where
L is the length of the string
T is the tension in the string
is the mass per unit length
For the string in the problem,
L = 30.0 m
T = 20.0 N
Substituting into the equation, we find the fundamental frequency:
The next frequencies (harmonics) are given by
with n being an integer number and f being the fundamental frequency.
So we get: